In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HYDROCHLORIDES
Noun
hydrochlorides
plural of hydrochloride
Source: Wiktionary
HYDROCHLORIDE
Hy`dro*chlo"ride, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A compound of hydrochloric acid with a base; -- distinguished from a chloride, where only chlorine unites with the base.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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